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Mercy and truth meet together. Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
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The Cross: Where Justice and Mercy Kiss
Commentators overwhelmingly see this verse as a prophecy fulfilled in Jesus Christ. At the cross, God's perfect justice (righteousness and truth) and His profound love (mercy and peace) were perfectly united. As Charles Spurgeon notes, it seemed impossible for God to be both just and at peace with sinners, but in Christ's sacrifice, these divine attributes 'kiss each other' in beautiful harmony.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Mercy and truth are met together — That is, in the divine dealings referred to in the psalm. There has been a blending of mercy and…
19th Century
Anglican
The exquisite personification of these verses is, it has been truly remarked, exactly in Isaiah’s manner. (See Isaiah 32:16 and following,[Referenc…
Baptist
That glory may dwell in our land. Mercy and truth are met together;
At the cross is their meeting-place. There, you will see God's m…
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16th Century
Protestant
Mercy and truth shall meet together. Here the verbs are in the past tense; but it is evident from the scope of the passage that they shoul…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Mercy and truth are met together Or "grace and truth" {p}, which are in Christ, and come by him; and so may be said …
Sooner or later, God will speak peace to His people. If He does not command outward peace, yet He will suggest inward peace, speaking to their hear…
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